Past Operating Systems

I think the mark of a true geek is someone who canchoice of Operating System.
actually partake in a meaningful conversation relatingCP/M - 1976 saw the creation this command line
to a technology which was pioneered half a decadebased Operating System. It was intended to give
before they were even born. This realisation comes8-bit computer users with a simple method of using
after yours truly found himself today discussing thethe key computer functions, installing programmes
old CP/M Operating System with our web guy andand programming their applications. It is reasonable to
the PC techie.suggest that the more recent MS-DOS operating
The trip down memory lane got me thinking thatsystem was very much modelled on CP/M. In fact
perhaps it would be nice to remind ourselves of themany of the OS's structures and commands were
path we have walked to have become unfortunateretained for use in future systems.
enough to end up with Windows as the most popular